diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7fb9763..ac77ce7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/.next/standalone ./
 COPY --from=builder /app/.next/static ./.next/static
 COPY --from=builder /app/prisma ./prisma
 COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/.prisma ./node_modules/.prisma
+COPY --from=builder /app/node_modules/.bin ./node_modules/.bin
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/prisma/schema.prisma /app/schema.prisma
 COPY docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker-entrypoint.sh
index e36db27..02ad1e1 100644
--- a/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ echo "Checking database..."
 
 # Create directories with proper permissions
 mkdir -p /app/data
-mkdir -p /app/.npm
 
-# Push schema (safe - won't overwrite data, only syncs schema)
-npm exec -- prisma db push --skip-generate --skip-pull
+# Push schema using local prisma binary
+./node_modules/.bin/prisma db push --skip-generate
 
 echo "Starting application..."
 exec "$@"